A little while ago I posted about our trip to the Bedouin Camp in Southeast Israel. Where the Bedouin Experience left off, a sunrise hike up the ancient and holy site of Masada and a swim on top of the Dead Sea picked up.
Our day began with a wakeup call around 4 AM. Not entirely accustomed to our desert accommodations, the team groggily gathered around morning coffee before driving 20 KM east to Masada. Originally fortified by Herod the Great, this mountaintop construction provides a commanding and impressive view over the Dead Sea below and Jordan to the East. To reach the top of this plateau, we hiked up the Roman Ramp Path that winds up the rear of the facade:
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| Hiking up Masada before sunrise |
Once there, we watched a beautiful sunrise over the Dead Sea that was certainly worth the early wakeup call:
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| Masada sunrise overlooking the Dead Sea |
Once the sun was up, we toured around this 2000 year old site that holds as much historical importance as cultural and religious significance to the Jewish people.
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| Columns hint at Masada's Roman influence |
After a morning full of hiking and walking around in the sun, we relaxed on the Dead Sea, one of Israel's most iconic and memorable attractions. The lowest place on earth collects salt and mineral runoff from the surrounding hills, leaving it with a salt content that makes it almost impossible not to float on. With its mud's famed curative properties and views looking up to Masada and off to Jordan across the Sea, no visit to Israel is complete without an experience like this one.
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| Relaxing on the Dead Sea |
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